Marktplaats.nl

"We have a great team spirit here - we are battling the outside world, not each other"
-Marktplaats employee
Founded 1999 in Emmeloord, the Netherlands
Became the leading Dutch e-commerce site
Acquired by eBay in 2004
Most popular e-commerce site in the Netherlands — reaches 46.9 percent of the Dutch online population
High degree of “stickiness” — over 20 page views per visit
Close to 300,000 new ads daily (equivalent of almost 3 ads per second)
Attracts close to 7 million unique visitors monthly and has close to 6.5 million total live listings
1.4 billion page views per month
Has recorded more than 2.4 million visits and 322,203 new listings placed on a single day
One of the top five strongest brands in the Netherlands
Elected best e-commerce website in the Netherlands
Easily accessible and therefore relevant and interesting for everyone in the Netherlands
Primary strengths: goods and autos
Users can search by postcode or distance (3-75 km. radius)